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Stone Angel Brewing Co.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Also known as Stone Angel Brewing Company

Closed · 2024Single breweryMicrobrewery
Founded
2017
Closed
2024
Archive ID
TB-X03B0ED6
Last checked
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#Manitoba#Independent

Who owns this brewery?

Paul McMullan; Paul Clerkin; James deFehr — founding partners; exact equity HELD

Not yet mapped as a company, so the chain above it is still open.

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Who owns this brewery?
Paul McMullan, Paul Clerkin and James deFehr (since 2017)Verified
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From the record

Summary

Permanently closed its Pembina Highway taproom. Closure year not yet confirmed. Master. Production brewery / taproom. Historical entity recovered. Winnipeg Free Press reported the brewery's March 2024 shutdown. Founding partners; exact legal ownership/equity HELD.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Tally’s Take

English styles on Pembina Highway, at a moment when almost nobody else in the province was brewing them. The Winnipeg Free Press reported the shutdown in March 2024, opening the run of Manitoba closures that took Half Pints the following spring. The correction took the traditionalists as readily as the trend-chasers.

Ownership & corporate history

  1. Founded by Paul McMullan2017 – 2024
    What the sources say

    Resolves held claim HOC-0305 ("FOUNDING PARTNERS"). One of the three founding partners (with Paul Clerkin and James deFehr); President and COO, a former lawyer and long-time homebrewer.

  2. Owned by Paul McMullan2017
    What the sources say

    Resolves held claim HOC-0305 ("FOUNDING PARTNERS"). The brewery is described as a joint venture of the three partners.

  3. Founded by Paul Clerkin2017 – 2024
    What the sources say

    Resolves held claim HOC-0307 ("FOUNDING PARTNERS"). Co-founder; an Irishman transplanted to Winnipeg.

  4. Owned by Paul Clerkin2017 – 2024
    What the sources say

    Resolves held claim HOC-0307 ("FOUNDING PARTNERS"). Explicitly described as owner and co-founder; CBC coverage identifies him as the brewery owner.

  5. Founded by James deFehr2017 – 2024
    What the sources say

    Resolves held claim HOC-0309 ("FOUNDING PARTNERS"). One of the three founding partners.

  6. Owned by James deFehr2017
    What the sources say

    Resolves held claim HOC-0309 ("FOUNDING PARTNERS"). Partner in the three-way joint venture.

Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.

02

The Museum

Timeline

  1. 2017
    Opens on Pembina Highway

    Production brewery and taproom, built on English styles.

  2. 2024
    Closed

    Winnipeg Free Press reported the shutdown in March 2024.

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The People

Behind the beer

Paul McMullan
Co-founder / President / COO

One of three founding homebrewers.

Paul Clerkin
Co-founder / owner

Irish-born co-founder/owner; major public voice of brewery.

James deFehr
Co-founder / brewer

Founding brewing partner.

04

The Beer Library

Beers

Luther's Folly

Retired

Wheat Ale

Verified as a Stone Angel distributed beer in Manitoba's official 2021 private-distribution price list. ABV not inferred from product name.

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Nocturne

Retired

Dark Mild Ale

Verified as a Stone Angel distributed beer in Manitoba's official 2021 private-distribution price list. ABV not inferred from product name.

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Red-Handed

Retired

Irish Red Ale

Verified as a Stone Angel distributed beer in Manitoba's official 2021 private-distribution price list. ABV not inferred from product name.

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Samhain

Retired

Porter

Verified as a Stone Angel distributed beer in Manitoba's official 2021 private-distribution price list. ABV not inferred from product name.

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Marcellus

Retired

Peanut Butter Stout

Verified as a Stone Angel distributed beer in Manitoba's official 2021 private-distribution price list. ABV not inferred from product name.

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Brennan's Barn

Retired

Irish IPA

Verified as a Stone Angel distributed beer in Manitoba's official 2021 private-distribution price list. ABV not inferred from product name.

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St. Bernie

Retired

Belgian Dubbel

Verified as a Stone Angel distributed beer in Manitoba's official 2021 private-distribution price list. ABV not inferred from product name.

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Smoking Hot Blonde

Retired

Blonde Ale

Verified as a Stone Angel distributed beer in Manitoba's official 2021 private-distribution price list. ABV not inferred from product name.

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Mountjoy XX

Retired

Oat Stout

Verified as a Stone Angel distributed beer in Manitoba's official 2021 private-distribution price list. ABV not inferred from product name.

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Bruxelles Witbier

Retired

Belgian Witbier

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Bruxelles Brune

Retired

Belgian Brune Ale

Verified as a Stone Angel distributed beer in Manitoba's official 2021 private-distribution price list. ABV not inferred from product name.

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Caravan Gose On

Retired

Gose

Verified as a Stone Angel distributed beer in Manitoba's official 2021 private-distribution price list. ABV not inferred from product name.

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Mountjoy X

Retired

Irish Dry Stout

ABV4.5%

Trade listing reproduces Stone Angel's own description and 4.5% ABV; preserved separately from Mountjoy XX Oat Stout.

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Red Setter

Retired

Irish Red Ale

Launch style confirmed as Irish Red; later Red Setter branding preserved from contemporary programs. (HISTORICAL / LAUNCH-LINEAGE) [Canada Pass 77]

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Nocturne Dark Mild

Retired

English Dark Mild

Provincial distribution list. (HISTORICAL / PACKAGED 2021) [Canada Pass 77]

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Mountjoy X Stout

Retired

Irish Stout

Provincial distribution and 2023 event program. (HISTORICAL / PACKAGED) [Canada Pass 77]

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Selkirk Stout

Retired

Stout

Provincial distribution list. (HISTORICAL / PACKAGED 2021) [Canada Pass 77]

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Roter Hase Rotbier

Retired

Rotbier

Provincial distribution list. (HISTORICAL / PACKAGED 2021) [Canada Pass 77]

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Luther's Folly Blonde Ale

Retired

Blonde Ale

ABV5.3%

Historical menu. (HISTORICAL / RETIRED) [Canada Pass 83]

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Three Jolly Bargemen

Retired

English Dark Mild

ABV3.3%

Historical menu. (HISTORICAL / RETIRED) [Canada Pass 83]

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Redhanded

Retired

Irish Red Ale / traditional Irish-style red

Historical menu; exact ABV not safely retrieved. (HISTORICAL / RETIRED) [Canada Pass 83]

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Show your working

Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record taken from Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/food/2024/03/15/stone-angel-to-shutter-amid-craft-brewing-sector-struggles for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.

    Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026

    CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19
    Claim last checked 2026-08-19
  2. historyProbable

    Lineage dates as recorded in Manitoba Pass 26: 2017, 2024.

    Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026

    CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19
    Claim last checked 2026-08-19

Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Stone Angel Brewing Co.

Who owns Stone Angel Brewing Co.?
Stone Angel Brewing Co. is recorded as owned by Paul McMullan; Paul Clerkin; James deFehr — founding partners; exact equity HELD, which does not yet have a full company profile in this archive.
Is Stone Angel Brewing Co. still open?
No. Stone Angel Brewing Co. has closed (2024). Permanently closed its Pembina Highway taproom. Closure year not yet confirmed. Master. Production brewery / taproom. Historical entity recovered. Winnipeg Free Press reported the brewery's March 2024 shutdown. Founding partners; exact legal ownership/equity HELD.
When was Stone Angel Brewing Co. founded?
Stone Angel Brewing Co. was founded in 2017 in Winnipeg, Canada.
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